Aerocycle.



K. SHOTOVSKY.

AEROCYCLE. APPLICATION FILED NOV- Hi, 1916.

3 SHEETSSHEET X.

Patented Mar. 27, 191?.-

K. SHOTUVSKY.

AEROCYCLE.

K. SHOTUVSKY.

AEROCYGLE.

APPLICATHJN man NOV-56.1916.

Patentad Mar. 27, 1917.

3 SHEETSSHEEI 3.

KAEGL SITLOTOVfiIxiY, OF CLEVELALL JD,

AET-LOCYCLE.

1% Ca rag Y Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21 12 31 "2.

fipplicetion filed November 16, 1916. Serial .lflO. Ll IL'ZSS.

the air by bicycle mechanism actuated by.

the driven A further object of the device is the provision i=1 a b" Heprovided with 2111 xi pro-- pellm' 21nd elevating means operable (hiringthe fOfF-Hll'tl nunclllilll. of the lltVlCP. steering means beingarranged for direct inter course ell er through the airor upon the land.

A still furth r o jectof the invention is the pi'm'isioz' oi bicyclehaving a traction wheel drive and also an til propeller simultaneouslyoper nl therewith, lateral being arranged whereby the machine will havelittle or frictional Contact with the ground (luring the rapid travelingthereof.

, In the (lrmvingzs forming a part of this application on l in whichlikee'et reme characters refer throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the clevice,

Fig. 2 is a. top plan View thereof,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View taken upon line HL-Ul. of Fig. l,

4a is an enlarged elevntionol view showing the adjustable mountingmembers for the side plane,

5 is a sectional View" taken upon line of Fig. (l, I

Fig 6 is an enlarged top plan View of the rear portion of the clevice.

Fig. 7 1s an enlargerl sectional view taken upon line VLF-VII of i.

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of a central side portion of one of theplanes, and. Fig 9 is a top plan view of a portion thereof partiallybroken away.

Referring more in detail to the drawing the device practicallyconsistsof a bicycle 10 having a frame 11 provided with :1 frontsteeringWheel l2 and rear traction wheel 13, combined with which there isforwardly arranged a propeller 2.4-. operated simultaneto correspondingports,

ously with the rear wheel itl siile planes or Wings and 1 renrmmlldisposed steeu ing plane or rudder 16 mounted upon the, said frame.

' The bicycle in) has the usual pedal operating means 1"! comprising a:forward sprocket wheel 18 and :2 rear s rocket wheel 19. over which.aclmin 30 passes in the usual unmner -for revolving the traction wheel13 for moving the bicycle along the ground 21'.

A centrally arranged tubular casing i? is carried upon the frame 11,having :1 saddle 23 for the rider mounted thereon, while a shaftjournals-d through the casing 92 has the aforementioned propellerLlsecuretl to its forward end; While 9. gear 2'' secured to the rear endthereof. A fork 2C- is can ried by the rear end of the casing 22 forjonrnuling a stud-axle 2'7, upon which axle a gear 28 is secured inconstant mesh with the aforementioned gear a sprocket wheel 29 iscarried by the axle 27, over which a sprocket chain 30 passes to a relzrtively larger sprocket 31 secured to the rear Wheel l3 this arrangementit will be nncler tonal that the operator oned upon the it 23 navypropel the bicycle l0 forwardly in the usual manner by operating thepedals 17, whilesimnlteneously therewith the shaft and prmgeller ll willbe revolved in assisting" the forward travel of the (levice.

' The aforementioned steering plane or rucloler 15 is pivoted as at toa, rear extension 83 of the casing :1 cross bar 34 arranged at the rearem or the rudder 252 being operntively eonm :(l w the handle bars 35 ofthe bio e by n- 36 arranged at opposite sides t v their forward enrlspivotnlly to (lepemling arms 3'? carried by said handle bars 35, Thehandle bars are turned by the operator for moving the Wheel 12 in theusual steering operation of the bicycle, vhile the ruthler 15 iscorrespondingly mo /oil assisting in maintaining the equilibrium of thebicycle when moving upon ground and tor dllrectmg its course whenveling" through the sir.

The members act as side wings and 5113- tnining planes for the deviceeach oil. the some consists of n now-shaped. frame 38 at its free endhaving opposite rails 39 hinged thereto by a central pintle 40, therails 39 being secured by bolts 41 with brackets 42 of the frame 11, alock wit/l3 is carried on the pintle elO around the portion of the Wingsto be folded together and retained in that position when desired, asillustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. Lock nuts l-l being also *arriedby the pivot niembers 41, the wings may be adjusted at the desiredinclination for use and then retained by the said nuts 4C3 and it. Thebrackets consist of collars 45 adjuetably arranged upon upright posts 46of the frame 11, the lugs 47 beingpivoted to the collars and havingslotted engagement with the pivot members all, which members areattached to the opposite ends of a double link t8, portions of which arecentrally pivoted together as at 49 within the vertical slots 50 in thesaid posts l6.

A device is arranged light in Weight and readily operatable means ofwhich rapid travel can be effected upon the ground, the device beingserviceable as a guider for skiin- Ining over the surface of the groundand rising short distances above readily operatable steering means beingarranged for directing the course of travel.

V'v'hat I claim as new is?- 1. A device oi. the class describedcomprising a. bicycle, upright posts arranged thereon, a longitudinallyarranged casing carried by the said posts, a shaft journa'led throughthe said casing, an air propeller fixed to the forward ends of th saidshaft, operative connections between the said shafts and the rear wheelof the bicycle, a seat arranged eas es upon the said caslng, oppositelypositioned foldable wings adjustably carried by the said posts, and arudder rearwardly carried by the said casing, having operativeconnections with the handle bars of the bicycle.

'2. A. glider comprising a. bicycle having a frame, upright postscarried by the said. frame, a tubular casing upon the said postslongitudinally of the bicycle a fork at the rear end of the said casing,a shaft journaled th ough the said casing, a propeller upon the forward,end of the said shaft forwardly of the bicycle, a gear upon the rearend of said shaft within the said fork, an axle journaled into saidfork, a gear upon the said axle in constant mesh with the gear of thesaid shaft, and sprocket wheel and chain connections between the saidaxle and the driving wheel of the bicycle. Y

3. A. glider comprising a bicycle having a frame, upright posts carriedby the said frame, a propeller shaft casing upon the frame, a rearwardlyarranged rudder pivotedly mounted upon the said casing depending armscarried by the handle bars of the bicycle, connections between the saidarms and the said rudder, adjustable brackets mounted upon the saidposts, and foldable planes adjustably carried by the said brackets.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

KAROL SHOTOVSKY.

